I think that MWO is going to pull in a lot of people but I also think that means it's servers might be taking a major hit when it comes out. Also, I'm predicting opening day bugs and not a huge amount of mechs or equipment at the start. Not really down the game, I plan on playing it a lot but I'm going to be playing a lot of WoTs until MWO matures and pulls me away.

I'm already running 2 tier X heavies, 2 Tier IX mediums, a Tier IX TD, and pretty much tier 8 or 9 everything else but arty. When MWO comes out I will still run some Company Battles or platoons but I will probably stop grinding up the lower tier stuff and making sure I get my doubles in.

Is there a way to send PMs or something in game, or do you just invite people to a private channel?

Prty much. The in game chat system is rather bad as its very easily overlooked

Yeah, it's kinda lame. But it worked well enough to get in touch with a couple Booters and we got a Skype call going that was fun.

Ok, question. I was playing in my arty tonight, and had somebody get pissed and call me a kill stealer. I caught a round, probably a flyer, from their fight which had been going on for 3 minutes around a building, turned and blasted him with 105mm of justice, blowing his M3 Lee to bits. Am I inconsiderate, or just killing the bad guy? Are we going on a Clan style one on one honor duel system, because that would be news to me. I have heard a lot of things in this game, but kill stealer is a new one. Not to mention, I have a ton of kills "stolen" from me right before I reload.

Honestly, I don't really care, especially since XP is mostly for damage done. Thought I'd share my stupid encounter for the day though.

You're a Team Player, dealing with a Heroic Deathmatcher. These are completely different play styles; the Team Player thinks "what will achieve the team's objectives?" and does that, while the Heroic Deathmatcher thinks "How can I increase my personal bodycount?" and acts accordingly.

It's kind of funny watching HDs flail ineffectually in highly team-focused games like L4D, Payday, or Tribes. When you're looking for stuff other than K/D, Heroic Deathmatching is bollocks.

The tl;dr: he's an asshole.

The funny thing is, I am totally one of those guys that loves seeing a whole bunch of kills after my name. Just ask Chad and Pat, I was whooping and hollering when I managed to single handedly wipe out a third of the enemy force. But I can reign that side of myself in because I get more XP if the team wins the match overall.

Oh, I know that feeling. I love watching the leaderboards after a L4D2 campaign, or the stats screen after a Payday heist. Even better if I'm at the top.

I think you are missing the key to the story... "blowing his M3 Lee to bits." Stealing a Lee kill is like using a penny from the have a penny/take a penny tray at a BP gas station and having the guy behind you cry because he can't buy a loosey now. It's a fucking Lee. If your self respect requires that you kill a Lee you need to hang it up.